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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 76217" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>What don't you understand? I watch feed tests results across the US. Generally speaking, EXT, 036, Grid Maker bulls will outperform Pine Drive, New Trend bulls. That's a fact. Sure those old bulls show up in some of my cow's (and bull's) pedigrees. They were good bulls <strong>in their time</strong>. That's how you improve a breed, by using the best genetics <strong>available at the time</strong>. Almost half the Angus calves registered last year were a product of AI. I stated very clearly that I won't use unproven bulls, though I am very greatful to breeders who are willing to jump out and prove (or dis-prove) them. So you're arguing something I didn't say. Does that make you feel good? Some people linebreed and that's their choice. Line breeding takes more years to establish than I expect to have left in the cattle business. Plus, being a small breeder, I can't afford to haul half my calf crop to the sale barn for several years. I'll minimize my chances of that by using proven bulls and daughters of proven bulls. I've seen more than one line bred herd dispersed over the last few years and they didn't sell all that well. Since my focus is to make money, I'll use genetics proven by other breeders.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Of course I'm biased. I raise Angus cattle. I don't know if other breeds have improved themselves over the last 10-15 years, though, frankly, some breeds seem to have just incorporated Angus (or Red Angus) into their genetics and called that an improvement. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Gee, I thought I was clear so I'll say it another way: Angus breeders have spent a lot of time and money over the last 10-15 years identifying and using bulls that will perform. The current MARC research tends to bear out my claim.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 76217, member: 13"] What don't you understand? I watch feed tests results across the US. Generally speaking, EXT, 036, Grid Maker bulls will outperform Pine Drive, New Trend bulls. That's a fact. Sure those old bulls show up in some of my cow's (and bull's) pedigrees. They were good bulls [b]in their time[/b]. That's how you improve a breed, by using the best genetics [b]available at the time[/b]. Almost half the Angus calves registered last year were a product of AI. I stated very clearly that I won't use unproven bulls, though I am very greatful to breeders who are willing to jump out and prove (or dis-prove) them. So you're arguing something I didn't say. Does that make you feel good? Some people linebreed and that's their choice. Line breeding takes more years to establish than I expect to have left in the cattle business. Plus, being a small breeder, I can't afford to haul half my calf crop to the sale barn for several years. I'll minimize my chances of that by using proven bulls and daughters of proven bulls. I've seen more than one line bred herd dispersed over the last few years and they didn't sell all that well. Since my focus is to make money, I'll use genetics proven by other breeders. Of course I'm biased. I raise Angus cattle. I don't know if other breeds have improved themselves over the last 10-15 years, though, frankly, some breeds seem to have just incorporated Angus (or Red Angus) into their genetics and called that an improvement. Gee, I thought I was clear so I'll say it another way: Angus breeders have spent a lot of time and money over the last 10-15 years identifying and using bulls that will perform. The current MARC research tends to bear out my claim. [/QUOTE]
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